Fly away and be free if you can.

It seems like this month is about to fly right by as I start to realize that I haven't posted anything to my blog lately. This is an image of my daughter Brianna wind drying the cover of her tent. We had camped in one of the hammocks on Elliot Key, and with an early morning break down we were forced to bring our tents out to the shoreline for some solar and wind drying. So here is my versions of tent drying and a great picture of my daughter.

Here is some of the winter time foliage from the Everglades, and although its not the Famous New England autumn foliage, the colors are very comparable. I have found some hints of color through out the park but once I found this large cluster of color I had to shoot it. I am now starting to re work the technique of putting the camera in the cooler. I really like the feel it creates when you chill the camera, but this is the new version of a chilled camera. I hope you like it Brian Trainor

To Flamingo and Beyond.

This is the view from my early morning drive to the Flamingo District of the Everglades. I often feel as if I could do it blind folded from all the times I have made that journey to Flamingo. Myself and a few others make the journey amongst so many boaters going out from the Flamingo Marina. zIt is so worth the trip but it seems to go on for ever so I often makes stops along the route west to the Flaming Beach.

Home Sweet Home Everglades Style.

So here is my living quarters while I am working in the Everglades. In the past I would always set up a tent but as long as I am working by myself or with one of my daughters this is the substitute for the tent. I move things around, and I can have two people in sleeping bags sleeping comfortable. I really like the idea of having a van rather then a pick up now that I am doing a lot of camping in the Everglades. I sure do like not having to set up and break down a tent every time I want to go camping and working in the Everglades. I don't need my bike rack or any other travel tools since everything fits so easily into the van. A few towels over the windows, and it is Home Sweet Home. I have to say with some of this cold weather we have been getting it's nice to be in the van when the windows are being covered with frost on the outside.

Willimantic Thread Mill.

This is an image from the former textile mill in my hometown back in Connecticut. Although the image might look a little un-even it was done intentionally, and it makes the framing of the image so much easier to complete. I really don't know what all the fuss is about when it comes to photographs being horizontally level and vertically straight. I do know that when the image isn't completely straight it makes the framing so much easier to matt and frame since I don't have to keep the horizontal or vertical lines straight. Try it you might just like it.

One of my favorite Photographic Artist.

My daughter Rachel working with her new camera. I have to say she is learning her new camera very quickly. I like a lot of the ideas she is coming up with, and I look forward to seeing her progress as she grows with her new camera.

Breakfast with a view.

Here is the view from Breakfast on our last day in the Everglades on our recent trip into the Everglades. Two great days of Weather followed by one not so great, but all in all it was a great time even if it did rain. I always feel that the not so good weather always makes for some good photos even if you'r getting rained on.